Dandy Apothecary

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Dandy apothecary has beautiful gift sets for sale which include dandelion sugar scrub, dandelion salve, dandelion whipped body butter (2 different kinds) and some lip balm ! There's a little something for everyone on the sets and they make the most perfect stocking stuffers! Reach out today to claim yours :-) happy holidays to you and yours!

**All my products are made with all natural, organic products! **

Anyone need any last minute christmas gifts? Still have some inventory, perfect for these cold winter months that are quickly approaching! :-)

Today we were vending at the mattapoisett museum and it was as wonderful as it is every year! I absolutely love vending there! I still have alot left over, especially gift sets! If you're looking for an easy, practical gifts for your loved ones, these gift sets are perfect! Each on includes 1 4oz dandelion sugar scrub, 1 2oz dandelion salve, 1 1oz dandelion whipped body butter, 1 1oz dandelion/plantain body butter (MY FAV!!) and 1 .25oz dandelion lip balm! Such a good steal for 50 bucks!!

Straining oil today! Hopefully going to start crafting some goodies later today and tomorrow! Can't wait!!

I keep telling you guys dandelions are EVERYTHINNNG!! Soooo beneficial for basically everything. Especially your skin!

My salve is almost ready to be made, the dandelions are infusing and creating medicine in the oil, and I CAN NOT WAIT to share all that I have planned this year!! You're gonna love it, I promise!

Wait.... WHAAAAAT??!! This is so cool!
I had no idea! 😮🌼👇
Thank you, Terri Oneida
🌼💛 “Hello, I'm a dandelion.
A lot of people call me a w**d but I'm a friend and come to help you!
When you see me, remember that I'm the ONLY one who wants and can grow in that particular spot. Because:
Either the soil is too compact / hard / stomped and I want to loosen it for you with my roots.
Or there is too little calcium in the soil - don't worry, I will replenish that for you with the dying of my leaves.
Or the soil is too acidic. But I will also improve that for you if you give me the chance.
Or a mixture of the above reasons, of course. 😊
I'm here because your soil needs my help so best you let me grow without disturbing me! When everything is fixed, I will disappear again, I promise!
Are you trying to remove me prematurely with my root? However meticulous you are, I will return 2x as strong! Just until your soil is improved.
You can even tell by my growth at which stage my help is at. If my leaves are flat on the ground then I'm far from ready but if they all reach up then I'm already a long way on my way.
Something completely different is that I am 1 of the first bloomers in spring so I will announce spring / summer for you.
During the day when it's hot, I open my flowers but in the evening when it cools off I close them again quickly. In fact, if it's not hot enough during the day I won't open them at all!
My flowers are the first food for insects after hibernation and unlike most other plants, I have pollen AND nectar, not merely one OR the other! And I am generous with them! 🤪😉
My flowers are even delicious for you people by the way, did you know? I used to be called ′′honey (or gold) of the poor′′ because my flowers are so sweet in e.g. jam, sauce or salad! The internet is full of recipes - check them out. Personally, I love soaking the blooms in a bowl of water so the insects inside them will float out, then set the blooms out on a paper towel, dip them in an egg batter, roll them in a mixture of 2 parts meal/1 part plain flour that is mixed with a dash of salt and black pepper. Then fry in skillet with canola oil til golden. …YUM
But wait until the end of May or later before you start picking and even then, don't pick everything yet! The biodiversity and bees will be very grateful!”

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"The dandelion is the only flower that represents the three celestial bodies of the sun, moon, and stars: The yellow flower resembles the sun, the puff ball resembles the moons, and the dispersing seeds resemble the stars. ☀️🌕🌟
The dandelion flower opens to greet the morning and closes in the evening to go to sleep.
Every part of the dandelion is useful: root, leaves, flower. It can be used for food, medicine, and dye for colouring.
Up until the 1800s, people would pull grass out of their lawns to make room for dandelions and other useful “w**ds” like chickw**d, malva and chamomile.
The name dandelion is taken from the French word “dent de lion” meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves. 🦁
have one of the longest flowering seasons of any plant.
Dandelion seeds are often transported away by a gust of wind and they travel like tiny parachutes. Seeds are often carried as many as five miles from their origin!
Birds, insects, and butterflies consume nectar or seeds of dandelion.
Honey from bees pollinating dandelions is quite delicious. 🐦 🐛 🐜 🦋 🐝.
Dandelion flowers do not need to be pollinated to form seeds.
Root of dandelion can be used as a substitute for coffee.
Dandelion is used in folk medicine to treat infections and liver disorders. Tea made of dandelion act as a diuretic.
If you know dandelions, they’ll grow shorter stalks to spite you.
Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful plants that exist. They are masters of survival worldwide."
~ Author Unknown

Not only is the whole dandelion plant EDIBLE, but its also insanely healing!!! Your skin and your organs will thank you after you treat yourself to some dandy salve and some tea!! How wonderfully lucky are we that we have this growing EVERYWHERE!!?

Yes, the entire Dandelion plant is edible, but what many don't realize is that its roots are the real treasure
🌼 Full article in the first comment 💬👀

Lots of picking happening this week!! So exciting! Even if my hands are stained after picking for hours, I looooove it

The dandys are here!!! and i CANNOT wait to start making some goodies!!!! so much to come this year, and its sooooo exciting

The Dandelion Fairy

Here’s the Dandelion’s rhyme:
See my leaves with tooth-like edges;
Blow my clocks to tell the time;
See me flaunting by the hedges,
In the meadow, in the lane,
Gay and naughty in the garden;
Pull me up—I grow again,
Asking neither leave nor pardon.
Sillies, what are you about
With your spades and hoes of iron?
You can never drive me out—
Me, the dauntless Dandelion!

Cecily Mary Barker